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Title | Becoming Entrepreneurial | ||
Code | ULMS254 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr Z Djebali Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship Z.Djebali@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
24 |
6 |
6 |
36 | |||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 114 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Penalty for late submission |
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Assessment 1: Individual Reflection Assessment Type: Coursework Duration / Size: 1000 words Weighting: 30 % Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies | 0 | 30 | ||||
Assessment 2 Group report: Business Innovation project Assessment Type: Coursework Duration / Size: 2000 words Weighting: 70 % Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: St | 0 | 70 |
Aims |
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This module aims to: |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to demonstrate creative and innovative thinking, through identifying and generating entrepreneurial opportunities solutions and/or arguments in response to identified problems |
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(LO2) Students will be able to critically assess and evaluate entrepreneurship and innovation frameworks, models and tools and apply these in a range of practical situations, including existing companies, startups, and emerging growth companies in a global context |
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(LO3) Students will be able to identify, analyse and apply information to make business decisions |
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(LO4) Students will be able to evaluate methods of formulating arguments individually or within a team, to facilitate problem solving, resilience and flexibility in uncertain business environments |
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(LO5) Students will be able to demonstrate awareness and enthusiasm for entrepreneurial thinking and professional skills that are relevant to individual enterprise, managers, and executives |
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(LO6) Students will be able to reflect critically on learning, and evaluate solutions and personal effectiveness. |
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(S1) Adaptability |
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(S2) Problem Solving Skills |
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(S3) Numeracy |
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(S4) Commercial Awareness |
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(S5) Teamwork |
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(S6) Organisational Skills |
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(S7) Communication Skills |
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(S8) International Awareness |
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(S9) Lifelong Learning Skills |
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(S10) Ethical Awareness |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1: Lecture Teaching Method 2: Seminar Teaching Method 3: Group Study Self-Directed Learning Hours: 126 Skills Mapping: Skill: Adaptability Skill: Problem-Solving Skills Skill: Numeracy Skill: Commercial Awareness Skill: Teamwork Skill: Organisational Skills Skill: Communication Skills Skill: International Awareness Skill: Lifelong Learning Skills Skill: Ethical Awareness |
Syllabus |
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The content will cover the core skills required to be enterprising (whether building a start up from the ground up or acting as an ‘intrapreneur’ within an existing organisation or be self-employed) including entrepreneurship and innovation frameworks. Students will be able to develop the fundamental knowledge of what is means to be enterprising, how to set up a business, and/or how to think intrapreneurially within existing organisations. In addition, students will learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurial and innovation thinking, the key characteristics of the entrepreneur, the role of entrepreneurship in the economy, and capital resourcing in entrepreneurship. Besides, students will learn how to apply key entrepreneurship and innovation models/frameworks such as the business model canvas to solve problems as well as develop innovative solutions to real life business scenarios. 1. Overview of entrepreneurship |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |